Mali Zvornik

Mali Zvornik (Serbian Cyrillic: Мали Зворник, pronounced [mâːliː zʋɔ̌rniːk]) is a town and municipality located in the Mačva District of Serbia. In 2011, the population of the town is 4,384, while the population of the municipality is 12,496. It lays opposite of the Drina river from the town of Zvornik, in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

There are traces of human life from Bronze Age in this area, as well as traces from the time of Roman Empire. Ancient Roman settlement Ad Drinum existed somewhere at this location. In the Middle Ages, middle Podrinje (that include Mali Zvornik) was one of the main mining centres of the Serbian state. On the Orlovine hill near Mali Zvornik there are remains of the large Medieval fortress that was probably built in the first half of the 15th century, in the time of the Serbian Despotate. During the Ottoman rule, this area was part of the Pashaluk of Bosnia. Until 1878 it was the only Bosnian municipality on the right side of river Drina, when it eventually became part of the independent Kingdom of Serbia. In the end of 19th and beginning of the 20th century, population of Mali Zvornik numbered 115 houses. Municipality of Mali Zvornik was officially formed in 1955.

Municipality

The municipality of Mali Zvornik includes the following settlements:

• Mali Zvornik
• Amajić
• Brasina
• Budišić
• Culine
• Čitluk
• Donja Borina
• Donja Trešnjica
• Radalj
• Sakar
• Velika Reka
• Voljevci

Demographics (2002 census)

Ethnic groups in the municipality

Ethnic groups in the Mali Zvornik municipality include:

• Serbs = 13,140 (93.35%)
• Muslims by nationality = 486 (3.45%)
• Bosniaks = 110 (0.78%)
• others.

Ethnic groups in the town

Ethnic groups in the Mali Zvornik town include:

• Serbs = 4,095 (86.47%)
• Muslims by nationality = 363 (7.67%)
• others.

See also

• Mačva District
• Podrinje

References